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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Just finished this. My favourite read of 2026 so far. Thanks for highlighting on your YouTube channel @scifiscavenger.bsky.social and thanks for writing @catamaroon.bsky.social

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Currently reading the latest from @catamaroon.bsky.social following a strong recommendation and review from @scifiscavenger.bsky.social

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Today we celebrate the works of two of my favourite authors: Douglas Adams and Sir Terry Pratchett. Wishing a happy #towelday and #glorious25th #glorious25thofmay to all who celebrate. #dontpanic #speakhisname #gnuterrypratchett #h2g2

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

People of Southampton please try to be responsible adults and talk your rubbish home. It’s not difficult

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Been going through a bit of a reading slump of late, but @bingewriting.bsky.social latest has pulled me out of it. 50 pages in and hooked.

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New book from my amazing clever friend!

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

7/7 If you enjoyed this thread and are interested in the human past from the lens of niches, look out for my forthcoming book "The Earthmakers" (U.S. Basic Books/Hachette, U.K. Transworld/Penguin Random House). Coming in 2027!

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Just booked tickets for the new @profaliceroberts.bsky.social show - should be interesting!

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Been a bit addicted to the new Songleikr album over the last few weeks #musicmonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=Divq...

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Vi flyr hvor vi vil @BETA

YouTube video by Songleikr

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Down to my last 10 boxes of mince pies.

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

First read of 2026 is Slow Gods by Claire North

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

This year Wardruna topped my personal 'most played album' (Birna), 'most played song' (Hertan), 'most played band' and 'most seen live' charts. This was my most played song of 2025. What was yours? www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfiZ...

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Wardruna - Hertan (Heart) Official Music Video

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Perfect song for this time of year from Kalandra - playing this EP a lot at the moment #solstice #wintersolstice #winter #kalandra www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrcN...

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Kalandra - Ghosts (Visualizer)

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Do I even bother trying to sleep tonight? #fireworks

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

That was fun. Forgot the flour though IYKYK. #fieldsofthenephilim #goth

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Building the Adam Nevill collection. Becoming one of my favourite modern horror authors.

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Missing @newmodelarmy.bsky.social and Paradise Lost gigs this week due to COVID so I’ll have to listen to these instead and party like it’s 2020

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Most of my new favourite bands seem to be Scandinavian. Today's earworm is from Kalandra. Gorgeous track #MusicMonday www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OrR...

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Kalandra - Borders (Official Live Performance @ Castlefest 2024)

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

First big book haul in a while. Nice selection I think @karenhao.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

RIP Ozzy 🙁 Black Sabbath were certainly a formative band for me. One of my favourites in my early teens. I remember being blown away by this when I saw it late at night on BBC2. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD2I...

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Black Sabbath - "War Pigs" - Live in Paris 1970 [HD] [Remastered]

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 08/06/2025

How deep are humanity’s roots in African rainforests? Eleanor Scerri details her team’s research published in Nature about the discovery of tools in Côte d’Ivoire dating back to 150,000 years ago, which places ecosystem diversity at the roots of our species. #Academicsky 🏺 🧪

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Unlocking Our Ecological History

New discoveries from Côte D'Ivoire place ecosystem diversity at the roots of our species.

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

1/5 Why do all non-Africans descended from a group that left Africa 50k ago? In @nature.com we model 120k years of human niche dynamics. From 70ka, a big expansion of the human niche in Africa likely equipped later OOA dispersals with a unique ecological flexibilty. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Major expansion in the human niche preceded out of Africa dispersal - Nature

Analysis of species distribution models in a pan-African database comprising chronometrically dated archaeological sites over the past 120,000 years shows major expansion in the human niche from 70 ka...

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Gift article about our work that also mentions our recently published paper in @nature.com on rainforests as well! Thank you @carlzimmer.com!

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Wishing all you hoopy froods a very happy Towel Day! #TowelDay #TowelDay2025 #H2G2

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Enjoying this collaboration between Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvik #MusicMonday youtu.be/ipGRoZjh1v4?...

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Kvervandi by Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Wonderful night from Eivor and Heilung in London. Amazing!

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Watch the full video clip about our discoveries and their significance - from Charlie Cauchi at Sajjetta! player.vimeo.com/video/105936...

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Hunter-gatherer sea voyages extended to remotest Mediterranean islands- subtitles on Vimeo

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

In @nature.com we report the presence of the Mesolithic on Malta - upending everything we knew about the seafaring capabilities of late European hunter-gatherers and pushing back Maltese prehistory by 1000 years. Watch the clip, link to open access paper is below. 1/5 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Eleanor Scerri @elliescerri.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

A blog post from me about our discovery pushing back Maltese prehistory to the Mesolithic, and discovering that hunter-gatherers were making epic 100 km sea journeys! communities.springernature.com/posts/discov...

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Discovering Europe's Last Hunter-Gatherers

A chance discovery led to evidence of a vanished people - and the epic sea voyages they were never supposed to have undertaken.

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Great week with two gigs from Wardruna / @joquailcello.bsky.social Looking forward to Heilung in April, Kalandra in May and New Model Army in October

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Wardruna were quite splendid again last night.

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John @gothwin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Video of Helvegen by Wardruna - apologies for the view of the ceiling at the end, but controversially I was paying more attention to the stage than my phone 🙂 #Wardruna www.instagram.com/p/DHdMMklMVtu/

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